Better operating room ventilation as determined by a novel ventilation index is associated with lower rates of surgical site infections

Authors

Bernard Surial, University of Bern
Andrew Atkinson, University of Bern
Rüdiger Külpmann, University of Lucerne
Arnold Brunner, University of Lucerne
Kurt Hildebrand, University of Lucerne
Benoît Sicre, University of Lucerne
Nicolas Troillet, National Center for Infection Control, Bern
Andreas Widmer, National Center for Infection Control, Bern
Eveline Rolli, University of Bern
Judith Maag, National Center for Infection Control, Bern
Jonas Marschall, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis

Journal

Annals of Surgery

Publication Date

11-1-2022

Volume

276

Issue

5

First Page

e353

Last Page

e360

Document Type

Open Access Publication

DOI

10.1097/SLA.0000000000005670

Rights and Permissions

Surial B, Atkinson A, Külpmann R, Brunner A, Hildebrand K, Sicre B, Troillet N, Widmer A, Rolli E, Maag J, Marschall J. Better Operating Room Ventilation as Determined by a Novel Ventilation Index is Associated With Lower Rates of Surgical Site Infections. Ann Surg. 2022 Nov 1;276(5):e353-e360. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000005670. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0 (CCBY), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Recommended Citation

Surial, Bernard; Atkinson, Andrew; Külpmann, Rüdiger; Brunner, Arnold; Hildebrand, Kurt; Sicre, Benoît; Troillet, Nicolas; Widmer, Andreas; Rolli, Eveline; Maag, Judith; and Marschall, Jonas, "Better operating room ventilation as determined by a novel ventilation index is associated with lower rates of surgical site infections." Annals of Surgery. 276, 5. e353 - e360. (2022).
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